Special police team to investigate killing of an anti-migrant leader in South Africa
Summary
A special police team in South Africa is investigating the killing of Andile Mvuyelwa Somgxada, a leader of an anti-migrant group called March and March. He was shot near his home and died in the hospital days later, with police treating the case as serious and related to tensions over undocumented migrants.Key Facts
- Andile Mvuyelwa Somgxada was the Gauteng province leader of the anti-migrant group March and March.
- He was shot outside his home east of Johannesburg earlier this month and died in hospital several days later.
- The group believes the killing was retaliation for their campaign to get undocumented migrants to leave South Africa.
- March and March had an unofficial deadline of 30 June for all undocumented migrants to leave the country.
- A special multidisciplinary police team is investigating the shooting to find out what happened.
- Immigration and undocumented migrants are a highly debated issue in South Africa, causing protests and some violence.
- The South African government has deported or sent home over 53,000 foreign nationals in recent weeks.
- Police warned that no group or person can legally do immigration checks or force people to leave communities.
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